Paper Mobile

Another fun weekend project the kids would love! My little ones were at home over a holiday weekend, with no school! So, as all mom's know that familiar phrase when they're at home for extended periods, "Moooom, I'm boooreddd", I knew I had to bust out the crafting supplies. This turned out to be super cute, check out the directions below and let me know how your kids enjoyed it!

Watch your child's artwork twist and twirl at even the slightest gusts when you hang paper clip art characters on this cute mobile.

Make It: 
Select royalty-free clip art to use for your mobile (we chose nature-theme images).
You'll need two versions: the standard icon and the icon flipped to be the mirror image (most image-processing software will allow you to do this; if you can't, simply doodle on one side of the art before hanging it).

Print the standard images.

Turn the paper over in your printer and print the mirror image on the back.

Have your child color both sides with markers or crayons.

Cut out the images when he's done, punching a hole in the top of each.

Cover two dowels with patterned paper and tie them together with ribbon to form an X shape.

Attach string to the images and hang them from the ends of the dowels.

Add string at the top to hang the mobile.